A short move across Marion County reads simple on paper, right up until a sleeper sofa needs to round a hallway in a Stone Creek villa or a glass-front hutch has to leave a 55-plus home on On Top of the World without a chip. Rick Calloway grew up here, and when he opened A1 All Professional Movers in 2009, he set one ground rule: a move of three miles gets the same careful crew as a move of three hundred.
- Founded2009 in Ocala FL by Rick Calloway
- AuthorityFDACS Mover Registration, USDOT/MC authority
- Protection$1M cargo; full-value option available
- Owner on dispatchRick Calloway, Marion County native
Schedule a date and the truck rolling up your driveway is registered to us, every person climbing out of it earns a W-2 paycheck under Rick, and your belongings never get tossed onto some stranger’s trailer found through a load board. The job stays under our roof from the first quote to the final lamp. A studio through a four-bedroom anywhere across Marion County usually wraps inside a single working day.
Why an A1 Crew Beats the Afternoon Storms in Ocala
The Marion County sky writes our timeline. Summer here means blistering heat, thick humidity, and a thunderstorm that rolls in most afternoons, while June through November carries hurricane season on top of it. Our movers head out early on purpose, aiming to have the heavy load tied down before the clouds stack up over the horse pastures.
- I-75 backs up hard near the SR-200 and SR-40 interchanges, so the crew maps the loaded run the evening before, never the day of
- US-441 through downtown and SW College Rd at the WEC end clog at rush hour, and we time loading to slide around it
- Gated 55-plus communities such as On Top of the World, Del Webb Spruce Creek, and Stone Creek issue gate codes and posted move-in hours, which our office clears in advance
- Horse-country lanes off NW 80th and 27th Aves run long and gravel-edged, so we bring a truck that fits the driveway instead of jackknifing on it
- Marion Oaks and Silver Springs Shores subdivisions sit on tight cul-de-sacs, and our drivers already know where a 26-footer can and cannot turn
What that one flat written rate actually covers
Settle a price before the date and it wraps in the truck, the labor, the moving blankets, the shrink wrap, the dollies, and the mileage across Marion County. Lunch is on our dime rather than your clock, and if a gate guard at Stone Creek holds the crew a few minutes, that wait never lands on your final invoice.
The 55-Plus Downsizes and Single Pieces Other Ocala Firms Wave Off
✓ A1’s own crew and trucks
- When you call, Rick or someone at his Ocala desk answers in person, not a hired phone room
- On move day the amount you settle matches the written figure to the dollar, with nothing added
- One A1 All Professional Movers crew packs, loads and unloads every single job
- The load carries $1M in coverage, and your community office receives a certificate that same day
- Any claim is handled in-house, with Rick reviewing it personally
× Broker chain
- Your information bounces through a call center and then gets sold further down the chain
- Quote rebilled at delivery for “extras”
- Every time, an unfamiliar truck shows up carrying a crew you have never met
- Generic certificate, COI is a fight
- “Not our crew” runaround on damage claims
One heavy curio cabinet, a two-room villa downsize, a quick swap from one Del Webb home to a smaller one nearby: the larger outfits tend to pass on jobs like these. Rick built A1 to take them, quoted at one set rate, and we run full estates the same patient way. Each mover on the crew knows how to lay down floor protection on tile and laminate, ease a recliner through a snug 55-plus doorway, and walk a china cabinet out of a horse-country home without a mark. Bed frames, sectionals, and anything bolted together come apart at the door and go back together wherever they land.
| Movers | Per hour | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|
| 2 movers | $115/hr | A studio, a single heavy piece, or a villa downsize |
| 3 movers | $155/hr | A two-bedroom On Top of the World or Stone Creek home |
| 4 movers | $200/hr | Three-bedroom houses and horse-country estates |
Would you rather know the total up front? Here is roughly where Marion County homes land on a flat band: a studio runs $360 to $580, one-bedroom $580 to $950, two-bedroom $950 to $1,600, three-bedroom $1,600 to $2,650, and four-bedroom $2,550 to $4,050. Stairs, long horse-farm carries, and your overall volume move the final figure.
All of it rests on our FDACS Mover Registration, USDOT authority, and MC authority, backed by $1M in cargo coverage, with full-value protection ready to add above the standard $0.60-per-pound released value. Call (888) 711-4778 and Rick’s office will set your Ocala number.
